December 20, 2012

Graphic Novel Challenge 2013 Sign-Ups

It's almost time for the 2013 challenge to start and so we'll start taking names of participants now. There will be two ways to play and two levels this year! Please write a sign-up post on your blog and then sign-up below with a link to your specific sign-up post. Here is how the Challenge will play this year:

runs from Jan.1 - Dec. 31, 2013

Levels
Level 1: read and review 12 books during the year (you could spread them out and read one a month or have a blast and read all 12 in a row!)

Level 2: read and review 24 books during the year (same as above only you would read two a month for the slow rate)

Game Play

Basic: no change from last year. just read any book generally considered a graphic novel, manga, or collection of comics, write a review and link to your post.

Advanced: For advanced play we are going to play categories. Players will pick 1 book from each of the 12 categories below. If you are playing at Level 2 you could double up, choosing two from each category, or use the remainder as free picks. You only have to read one book from each of the 12 categories.

1. manga
2. superhero
3. classic adaptation (a classic work adapted into the graphic format)
4. memoir
5. fantasy
6. translated from a foreign language
7. a single-issue comic book
8. science-fiction
9. crime or mystery
10. fairytale or mythology (true to the original or fractured, such as Fables series)
11. children's book (specifically written for children)
12. anthology (a collection of short stories by different authors/artists)

Oh dear. It totally escaped my attention that reviews should be written in order to qualify for the challenge for 2012. Only now that I read this I realized it. And here I was about to write my wrap up post. Lol, I guess I am silly for not spotting it in the 2012 sgn up post and really should pay more attention! XD I will try to manage the reviews for the days left till the end of the year. In any case I will sign up for 2013!

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When you say "single issue comic" do you mean an individual comic book issue like Batgirl #15, etc? (I presume, yes, but I want to make sure before I wander into a comic book shop and leave with a dozen new addictions).

Hey. I hope it's not too late to join in! I just made a post on my blog joining the challenge. This is my first year participating in any "official" challenges so if you don't mind, let me know what all I need to do. Thanks!

I love the wide range of categories in Advanced Play and I would love to participate in this challenge. I've decided to give book blogging a go and I've just started out so my blog is a bit bare. After I get the hang of it, I'll be sure to make a post for the challenge. Do you have any graphic novels you've adored and would recommend? :)

I'm going for Level 1 Basic, but I might end up in Level 2 if I can get my hands on enough graphic novels! http://alyshadeshae.com/2013/01/03/entry-graphic-novel-challenge-2013/

Also, I designed a simple image for myself that anyone is welcome to use. I actually put a lot of my graphic novels on the floor and then played with the pictures in Photoshop until I ended up with something I liked. :-) http://alyshadeshae.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Graphic-Novel-Challenge-2013.png

For book ideas visit the links on the right hand side and just browse through the archives, visit links to any titles that sound interesting to you. Collectively, a lot of books have been reviewed on this blog!!

Visit the linkies each month too and you'll be adding to your tbr list like crazy, believe me!

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Welcome! I'm Nicola and I've been the host of this blog as of 2012. Previous hosts have been Vasilly, Chris and Nymeth, Laza and the originator, the much-missed Dewey. I hope this challenge will help spread the love for the graphic medium as well as lead those who already love it to great new books.

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Comics (kom'iks)n. plural in form, used with a singular verb. 1. Juxtaposed pictorial and other images in deliberate sequence, intended to convey information and/or to produce an aesthetic response in the viewer. - Scott McCloud, Understanding Comics